Device for removing finger rings



July 12, 1932. B. wuze 1,867,342

DEVICE FOR REMOVING FINGER RINGS Filed Aug. 8, 1929 A TTOR/VEYS Patented July 12, 1932 NETEE STATES BRUNO wine, or HAMBURG, GERMANY DEVICE FOR nnnovmevrnvennnmes o i Application filed August s, 1929, Serial No. 384,456,1and n1 Gama November 20, 192s;

The present invention relates to a device for removing rings from swollen, inflamed or injured fingers and is adapted to effect the removal of the rings in the quickest way without pain.

F or removing the rings, which can not conveniently be removed from the finger as the finger is swollen, inflamed or injured, cutting tongs of the most primitive character iii were known hitherto.

advantage that it is not possible to perform a sawing action therewith as the tongs are held almost completely closed. If the tongs are not held firmly closed, the ring can be sawed through, but during this operation the ring moves backwards and forwards which is extremely painful to the swollen finger, or

the tongs slip which may lead to painful injuries. After the ring has been sawed through whilst giving considerable pain to the patient, the difficulty arises as to how the opened ring can be removed from the finger as the opening out of the ring by any tongs known hitherto is almost impossible or is only possible by giving the patient considerable pain. If the bending of the ring is not possible, it is even necessary to again saw through the ring at a second point which, as

will be understood, is still more painful with the ring which has already been cut through at one point.

These disadvantages are adapted to be removed by the present invention by means of a device which enables any ring to bereeven if the finger is swollen and inflamed. This result is obtained in that cutting tongs, provided in the known manner with a sawwheel, are provided with a pressure aw which, after the saw-wheel has come into engagement with the ring, immovably holds the ring on a counter-jaw. For removing the open ring there are provided removing tongs of which thelimbs are provided at the front of the point on the outer side with a notch. The notches engage behind thecut ends of the ring and bend these outwardly when pressing together'the two handles of the tongs.

5 In the accom an in drawin is illusvP y g 2;

These have the dismoved from the finger without any pain trated' an example'of construction of "the subject of the pres'entinvention; V V Figure l is a side elevation of the cutting tongs in the open condition;

Figure 2 is a sideelevation in theclosed 65 condition; l q j Figure 3 is aplan'of the tongs;

Figure 4 is a side elevationof the removing tongs-in the closed condition;

Figure 5 shows a similar view in theopen. condition;

Figure 6 is a plan of the removing tongs. The cutting tongs consist'of the holding limb b ,forming the support a for thering, over which the-saw-wheel d,-rotatable by a handle e,is mountedin twob'arsc. The;sec-

0nd limb ofthe tongs, against which the holding limb Z) and the bars a supporting the saw-wheel are resiliently pressed bymeans of springs g, carries a pressure jaw 2' which embraces the saw -wheel from both sides. When pressing'the tongstogether, the sawwheel is first approached towardsthe holding a limb until it bears against the ring/ c placed on the support b, then on further'pressing togetherthe tongs, the pressure jaw bears tightly on the ring and holds this on both sides'so "that by turning the saw-wheel the 7 ring, held immovably, can be sawn through.

By movement of the limbs b and f towards 30 each other, the ring beneath which the support a has been passed will, by the action of the spring 7; be engaged by the saw 0Z. Upon further movement of the limbs b and f towards each other, the clamping or pressure jaw 2' engages the ring, and firmly holds the same against movement relative to the tool. When the ring is thus clamped, it is engaged by the saw which is placed under considerable tension by the spring h. If now the saw be rotated by the handle 6 the ring will be severed without any movement upon the part of the ring since'it is securely held between the support a and the jaw z.

The removing tongs consist of two limbs relatively held by springs of which the operating arms'Z separate from one another when pressing together the handles m. The operating arms Z are each provided at the front at the point and on the outer side with a notch m0 means of the tongs.

with which engage the two ends of the cut ring. 7 When pressing together the tongs, the ends of the rink firmly held in the two notches n are bent outwardly so that the ring can be drawn from the finger without diificulties by Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention, and in what manner the same is tobe performed, I declare that what I claim is 1. The device for removing rings from fingers, comprising in combinatioma pair of members and a lever pivoted at a point intermediate their ends, a sawwheel'rotatably mounted on one end'of said lever, one pair of corresponding ends of said members being provided with gripping jaws, one of which embraces said saw-wheel, and resilient means connected with said lever and one of 1 a said members for forcing said saw-wheel into engagement with a ring held by said jaws, while the other pair of endsof said members is formed to provide handles for actuating a said grippingjaws and placing said resilient means under extra tension.

2. The device for removing rings from fingers, comprising in combination, a pair of members and a lever pivoted at. a point lntermediate their ends, a saw mounted on one end e of said lever, means for rotating said saw,

one pair of corresponding ends of said mem bers being provided with gripping jaws, one I of which embraces said saw, and a spring secured to one of said members andengaging one end'of said lever for forcing said saw into engagement with a ring held by said jaws, while the other pair of ends of said members is formed to provide handles for engaging said gripping jawsand placing said spring under extra'tension.

In testimonywhereof Irha ve afiixed my signature. I BRUNO-WIEQL 

